Final
Texas stops Minnesota to get a shot at UConn
Mar 24, 2008 - 5:21 AM BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Ticker) -- Brittainy Raven scored 19 points to lead eighth-seeded Texas to a 72-55 victory over No. 9 Minnesota on Sunday in a first-round matchup of the Greensboro Regional.Erneisha Bailey scored 16 points for the Longhorns, who will play top-ranked Connecticut in the second round on Tuesday. The Huskies crushed No. 16 Cornell, 87-41, earlier Sunday.
Texas took control with an 11-0 run to close the first half for a 32-18 lead.
With the win by Texas, the Big 12 Conference went 8-0 in the first round.
Emily Fox scored 23 points and Leslie Knight added 12 for Minnesota (20-12).
- GREENSBORO REGIONAL
AT BRIDGEPORT CT
NCAA WOMENS BB GREENSBORO REGIONAL
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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MINNESOTA (9) 18 37 55
TEXAS (8) 32 40 72 FINAL
Mar 23 11:41 PM - GREENSBORO REGIONAL
AT BRIDGEPORT CT
NCAA WOMENS BB (9) MINNESOTA 18
(8) TEXAS 32 HALFTIME
Mar 23 10:28 PM
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